George Hausdorf
painter (1894-1959)
George Hausdorf (1894–1959) was a German artist who worked in Germany, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. He produced works in oils, watercolors, pastels, and charcoal, as well as engravings. Subjects included landscapes, still lifes, portraits, cityscapes, and genre scenes.
Early years and career in Europe
Hausdorf was born in Breslau, Germany, (now Wrocław, Poland) in 1894. He studied art in Berlin and continued his training in the Netherlands. Afterwards, he returned to Berlin to work as an art teacher. Hausdorf later moved to Hamburg, where he founded a painting academy that he directed for 20 years. Of Jewish descent, Hausdorf went into exile in the Dominican Republic in 1939 due to Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany.
Career in the Dominican Republic
After arriving in the Dominican Republic, he started a private art school in Santo Domingo. He had his first solo exhibition in the Dominican Republic in 1939, and participated in numerous exhibitions and Biennial art shows over the next few years.
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